ministerial authority to grant permits and approvals
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
military service; conscription
work; labor; labour; toil
agricultural community; farm village; rural
the people; citizens; the populace
under control (e.g. of territory)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
clicking; clopping; clacking
calamity; disaster; misfortune
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
absorption; suction; attraction
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
agricultural land; farmland
number of persons; personnel
application; request; petition
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
per person; per capita; per head
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
concealment; suppression; hiding
decrease; reduction; decline
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender